Ukraine Revolts

Tens of thousands of Ukrainians demanding greater independence from Moscow marched peacefully through their capital of Kiev on Sunday ahead of a planned one-day strike across the republic. Soldiers in trucks escorted the demonstrators, estimated at 60,000 by organizers, as they marched through the city to a rally in a sports stadium carrying the blue-and-yellow national flag of the Ukraine and chanting "Kiev against Moscow!"

The lines and shadows shown in the etchings hanging on the Los Angeles gallery wall are dark and deep. So are the ones etched in Ida Bernstein's heart. Over here is the image of Bernstein fleeing toward a ditch where she can hide from rampaging bandits who have slaughtered much of her family. Over in the next picture is the outline of the brave villager giving her refuge in a haystack until the marauders leave.

The government and the separatist-minded Crimean region have launched a battle of decrees, and the tit-for-tat volley is causing concern that the paper war could escalate into a real one. Armed with what he considers a popular mandate to make the Black Sea peninsula independent, Crimean President Yuri Meshkov ordered Crimean draftees in the Ukrainian armed forces to serve their duty on the peninsula.

The government and the separatist-minded Crimean region have launched a battle of decrees, and the tit-for-tat volley is causing concern that the paper war could escalate into a real one. Armed with what he considers a popular mandate to make the Black Sea peninsula independent, Crimean President Yuri Meshkov ordered Crimean draftees in the Ukrainian armed forces to serve their duty on the peninsula.

The lines and shadows shown in the etchings hanging on the Los Angeles gallery wall are dark and deep. So are the ones etched in Ida Bernstein's heart. Over here is the image of Bernstein fleeing toward a ditch where she can hide from rampaging bandits who have slaughtered much of her family. Over in the next picture is the outline of the brave villager giving her refuge in a haystack until the marauders leave.

Tens of thousands of Ukrainians demanding greater independence from Moscow marched peacefully through their capital of Kiev on Sunday ahead of a planned one-day strike across the republic. Soldiers in trucks escorted the demonstrators, estimated at 60,000 by organizers, as they marched through the city to a rally in a sports stadium carrying the blue-and-yellow national flag of the Ukraine and chanting "Kiev against Moscow!"